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[SomethingElse]

^ George as an 'it'?

 

[SomethingElse]

Panama hat!

perfectpanamas.com

 

[Ruby_slippers]

^ George as an 'it'?

Haha. My thoughts exactly!

 

[SomethingElse]

A couple more images of vintage classics. Hermès scarf hermes.com

Louis Vuitton trunks - louisvuitton.com

rennart.co.uk . nvo.com

 

[JunyaSchick]

a chanel classic bag, a darkblue jacket, white shirts

 

[SomethingElse]

Just about anything from Asprey, particularly leather belts and bags.

http://www.asprey.com

 

[SuGaR_rUsH]

Cashmere sweaters, a trench coat, anything tailored...and t shirts!

 

[classic1908]

I would add Chanel "les ballerines" flats, in beige and black, to the classic list. These are good choices.

 

[HiHeels]

i can't decide if this is a classic list or a safe list, or if they're one and the same. what does classic mean...
according to thefreedictionary.com:

adj.
1.
a. belonging to the highest rank or class
b. serving as the established model or standard
c. having lasting significance or worth; enduring
2.
a. adhering or conforming to established standards and principles.
b. of a well-known type;typical
3. (not applicable)
4.
a. formal, refined, and restrained in style
b. simple and harmonious; elegant
noun
1. An artist, author, or work generally considered to be of the highest rank or excellence, especially one of enduring significance.
2. A work recognized as definitive in its field.
3. (not applicable)
4. A typical or traditional example.
5. Informal A superior or unusual example of its kind

while i can see that "classic" can be applied to fashion objectively, at the same time, i can't quite figure out how. lol
but thus far the things put forth have been label-based, rather than item-based. i agree that burberry makes a "classic" trench. and tiffany&co. makes a "classic" engagement ring. but the same basic design by another company would be no less classic, IF we're talking about the design's resonance as a classic.
then, to qualify as adj. 1 b. the item would have to be the first that others have since copied. since a trench coat is based on military coats worn by british and french soldiers in wwI and created by thomas burberry, it is probably a safe assumption that a burberry trench is as classic as they come.
so there's classic, and then there's classic.

 

[unplugged66]

1. Goyard Trunks
2. Louis Vuitton Monogram Trunks
3. Hermes Silk Scarves
4. Rolex Watches
5. Hermes Briefcases

These to me are classics, atleast in a male's point of view.

 

[Deborah]

I once bought a Burberry trench but the cotton one had sold out so I bought a thin nylon-y one. I sent it back. I live right by the factory too and the have them on display all the time.

 

[Belapuente]

pearl necklace.

 

[ashtray___girl]

A French manicure, does that count?

And Manolos.

 

[fashionista-ta]

i can't decide if this is a classic list or a safe list, or if they're one and the same.

It is pretty safe ... but the second piece of the thread is: "that never lose value." Never is a long time of course and certainly my Burberry trench has lost value ... but the retail price has also about doubled since I bought it. Plus the quality of mine is probably better than what you'd buy for twice the money today ...

I agree, though, that much of what's mentioned in this thread is unspeakably boring

PS I'd say Nancy Pelosi's South Sea pearls fall in this category ...

 

[HiHeels]

^^ lol, i took "never lose value" to mean in terms of usefulness, as a regular, active piece of a wardrobe.

striped navy and white long-sleeve french sailor t.

i find it really hard to think about this thread, to think of things for it. i would never wear a polo, and to me it's not classic, so i don't know if i can think of objective classics. there are things i might buy and consider "classic" as in enduring, and that i would wear for 20 years... but i don't know if anyone else would see them that way.

 

[jennifer~]

I also have real issues with the so-called "love" bracelet ... I wasn't aware that love locked you up

You won't be giving the gift of Helmut Lang, I take it

style.com

 

[fashionista-ta]

You won't be giving the gift of Helmut Lang, I take it


style.com

Probably not, but you know, I like this a lot better For one thing, it's tongue-in-cheek, and for another, it doesn't purport to be about love

 

[SeeSpotRun.]

...The white t-shirt.

 

[fashionista-ta]

...The white t-shirt.

Only loses value after you wear it

 

[mediocrityrules]

A pair of perfectly tailored black cigarette pants!

So flattering at any age.

Perhaps a pair by Jil Sander?